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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 18

By Zachary Thompson

January 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) scores a basket against Miami Heat during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
January 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) scores a basket against Miami Heat during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 14, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) dunks the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 14, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) dunks the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value PF

Tristan Thompson-Cleveland Cavaliers (4,800): Cleveland always relies on T2 against the Warriors to fill the middle and try to slow Golden State down a bit.  He played 27 minutes when the teams played on Christmas (compared to just 14 for then-starter Timofey Mozgov) and finished with ten rebounds and eight points. Thompson moved into the starting lineup after the Christmas game although he has returned to the bench recently.  Thompson has at least 19.5 fantasy points in three of his last four games and six of his last nine.  Whether coming off the bench or getting the start, I think he’ll be on the floor enough with enough responsibility on the glass to be a solid sub-5K play tonight. ∗∗∗

Clint Capela-Houston Rockets (4,600): Capela had a double-double last night against the Lakers with 14 points and 11 rebounds in his 23 minutes.  With Terrence Jones struggling to score as the offensive part of the platoon at PF, Capela has a pretty firm grasp on his starting spot and should be a solid source of rebounds tonight against the Clippers who don’t have a ton of size up front right now with Blake Griffin injured and DeAndre Jordan battling pneumonia. Capela isn’t usually a offensive threat, but he’s still worth a look in tonight’s limited field. ∗∗

Patrick Patterson-Toronto Raptors (3,600): Patterson is a solid ultra-cheap play as long as the Raptors don’t play the Wizards.   In two games against Washington, Patterson has 0.5 and -0.6 fantasy points while in each of the rest of his last ten games he has at least 14 fantasy points with three games over 23 fantasy points. One of those games came in London where Patterson had 11 points and seven rebounds against the Magic for a very nice 28.4 fantasy points. He’s high-risk, but he does have some potential in a good matchup against Brooklyn tonight. ∗∗

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